The Medium

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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 801 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 131 out of 801
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  1. MadBert91
    Jan 30, 2021
    9
    Me ha gustado mucho el juego, lo tengo en el Game Pass y aunque es cierto que requiere optimización a fecha de hoy porque a veces se caen los fps, el juego está muy cuidado, la ambientación es fantástica, los gráficos se ven de miedo. Para mi es de 8, aunque el doy 9 por aquellos que le han puesto 0 sin haberlo olido siquiera, tónica habitual de esta página.
  2. Kunray
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    This games art style is awesome. It’s got a great soundtrack. Is both beautiful and creepy, but mostly charming. Please continue developing this game!
  3. Tubby520
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    My first impressions of the game were generally positive but was unsure of the game mechanics and overall look of the game. It came to xbox game pass ultimate so I decided to go ahead and give it a try. After playing for a while I knew this was going to be a winner. Reminds me alot of the original Resident Evil games and I'm a big fan of those. Although some parts of the game need a littleMy first impressions of the game were generally positive but was unsure of the game mechanics and overall look of the game. It came to xbox game pass ultimate so I decided to go ahead and give it a try. After playing for a while I knew this was going to be a winner. Reminds me alot of the original Resident Evil games and I'm a big fan of those. Although some parts of the game need a little work I'm in love with the game. Definitely worth at least two play through a. 10/10… Expand
  4. SlyGalaxy12
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Joyita 10/10....... ,. .. , b b bb.fg g
  5. Gdgamer
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    Одна з кращих ігор в які мені довелося грати, раджу всім спробувати, це не схоже на інші ігри.
  6. gui_ribas
    Feb 3, 2021
    10
    Trilha sonora espetacular. O game tem uma proposta muito interessante e uma ambientação fantastica. Peca pelo tempo de game curto.
    Sounds - Awesome
    Level desing - excelent
    Gameplay - very good
    Game time - could be better
  7. 2017xcom2
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    It was nice adventure of Bloober! I have Layers of Fera 1 and 2 and Observer too. Medium is the best game of this developper. Just ..... too short!
  8. Kosco
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    Un juego al estilo clásico con un terror psicólogico muy bien logrado espero que la industria saque más juegos así quedé asombrado que un estudio pequeño haya podido hacer tremendo juego
  9. Avp1982
    Jan 29, 2021
    10
    Great story, memorable locations, next level graphics. Gameplaywise 7//10
    Total 10/10 for me.
  10. Croatoran
    Jan 30, 2021
    9
    Great game. Graphic looks fantastic and gameplay feels nice and unusual. Story is very interesting.
  11. BlackSp1der
    Jan 31, 2021
    10
    Fantastic game. Very good graphics and I love the music. I know this is not a big budget production. But I am sure Bloober Team can make more and better games in the future.
  12. ReyRedfield
    Feb 1, 2021
    10
    Una maravilla de juego definitivamente la calidad de Microsoft pronto ya no tendrá comparación,la calidad definitivamente es soberbia y única en cada uno de los detalles que a sido cuidada de una manera maravillosa, perfecta y única un juegazo y 100% recomendado marcará un nuevo género en los exclusivos de Xbox.
  13. MasterBen85
    Feb 7, 2021
    2
    Performance Horror aber kein Horror Game, Langweilig, lohnt nicht!

    Mein PC hat einen I7 9700K, 16GB G-SKill Ram, RTX3080, M2 SSD. UND ES IST NICHT FLÜSSIG spielbar! Selbst Cyberpunk läuft dagegen wie Butter in 1440P mit RayTracing alles auf High! Die Performance des Spiels wird um so länger man es spielt immer schlechter. In den ersten Szenen lief es mit knapp 100FPS alles auf High    Performance Horror aber kein Horror Game, Langweilig, lohnt nicht!

    Mein PC hat einen I7 9700K, 16GB G-SKill Ram, RTX3080, M2 SSD. UND ES IST NICHT FLÜSSIG spielbar!
    Selbst Cyberpunk läuft dagegen wie Butter in 1440P mit RayTracing alles auf High!

    Die Performance des Spiels wird um so länger man es spielt immer schlechter.
    In den ersten Szenen lief es mit knapp 100FPS alles auf High mit Raytracing.
    Richtung Ende hatte ich öfter 20-30FPS bei manchen Rätzeln in der nah Ansicht kurze Drops auf 2-3FPS für 10 Sec. Danach wieder 60-70FPS.

    Horror ist für mich Resident Evil 2,3,7 usw. Evil Within. Aber das hier ist echt langweilig.
    Laufen... Taste drücken... laufen... ein Gespräch anhören oder ein Zettel lesen. Kurz vor einen Monster in Deckung gehen weiter laufen.

    Hatte mir viel mehr erwartet. Aber das Spiel motiviert überhaupt nicht zum weiterspielen. Habe es trotzdem hinter mich gebracht. War im Gamepass dabei. Gekauft hätte ich es mir nie mals!!!

    Ich hoffe das Spiel wird noch optimiert!

    Einer der schlechtesten Spiele die ich je gespielt habe.    … Expand
  14. loganze
    May 17, 2021
    10
    Una obra maestra en narrativa que atrapa y que te deja esperando por mas, un excelente doble A de presupuesto limitado pero historia magnifica
  15. Daedalus77
    Jan 30, 2021
    0
    It's **** I do like horror/puzzle games and this one doesnt have neither. You just walk, solve some super easy dumb puzzles, look at your cellphone while you walk some more.... The story is a mess, gameplay is non existant. Just keep away from this, youll Just throw your time away.
  16. Steyraus
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    These xbox fanboys and corupt reviewers that are review boosting the Medium are hurting gaming. They are increasing the likely hood of us not getting good Horror experiances like we use to . The 6 year old Untill Dawn and 10 year old Fatal Frame 4 on the Wii U were infinity better games than the medium and were along the same vein of game. If trash like the Medium gets review boosted , weThese xbox fanboys and corupt reviewers that are review boosting the Medium are hurting gaming. They are increasing the likely hood of us not getting good Horror experiances like we use to . The 6 year old Untill Dawn and 10 year old Fatal Frame 4 on the Wii U were infinity better games than the medium and were along the same vein of game. If trash like the Medium gets review boosted , we will continue to get buggy, low performance old outdated in every way horrorwalking simulators. Games that are glorifed bad story books and barly interactive. For the True horror game fans this future is the real horror, how can games that are decades old like Sillent hill, Fatal Frame and OG Resident Evil still be considered the best in the genre. Only Capcom are making serious strides to bring back horrors hay day, out of all the studios out there only one is on the right track. Because cheap, quick to develop walking simulators are low cost and low risk.
    A seasoned gamer will recognise the Medium as a low effort , cheap and Nasty experiance with in 20 minutes of seeing this game running. Unfortually most reviewers are casuals and noobs.
    Another cheap quickly developed Brain dead game from blooder studos . Another game with almost no mechanics or gameplay or interaction . Another game was little bugs and graphical glitches And bad animations . Another game with some stupid narrative that's popular with games journalists right now. Another game games journalist rate highly but gamers can't stand.    … Expand
  17. TomasLacerda
    Feb 1, 2021
    2
    Bad optimization, with or without Ray Tracing. The difficulty level of this game is borderline insulting, it's just too basic. The puzzles are really basic, everything is given to you. The gameplay is awful. How somoene approved this? The animations are dead aweful. I honestly can't understand how people are loving this game through the roof. Her movement is really 2015, the stuck camera,Bad optimization, with or without Ray Tracing. The difficulty level of this game is borderline insulting, it's just too basic. The puzzles are really basic, everything is given to you. The gameplay is awful. How somoene approved this? The animations are dead aweful. I honestly can't understand how people are loving this game through the roof. Her movement is really 2015, the stuck camera, how easy everything is... don't waste your time. It's overrated.… Expand
  18. Foggiest
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    Buen juego... la forma de jugar en dos mundos es genial, los que lo critican es porque no lo han jugado
  19. rronenn
    Jan 30, 2021
    0
    This game is an original concept, and executed flawlessly. Perhaps the best aspects of the game are the references to popular genre defining titles like Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil, and The Evil Within. The story alone deserves a 10, but with putting other aspects into play, it simply cannot achieve that score. Running on a RTX 2060 with 16gb RAM, and a 1920x1080 aspect ratio, the gameThis game is an original concept, and executed flawlessly. Perhaps the best aspects of the game are the references to popular genre defining titles like Silent Hill 2, Resident Evil, and The Evil Within. The story alone deserves a 10, but with putting other aspects into play, it simply cannot achieve that score. Running on a RTX 2060 with 16gb RAM, and a 1920x1080 aspect ratio, the game can not run smoothly on high settings. It really impacts the score. Even though 2021 just started. This concept is original and should be a GOTY contender.… Expand
  20. fist13
    Feb 2, 2021
    0
    I wanted to like this game, but... Nope.
    The characters writing killed it for me.
    They are just... Bland and generic, and this is a game about paranormal stuff.
    They had the potential to make good characters.
    They try to make you care about them, but the characters don't care about whats happening.
    Everything feels forced.
  21. Justbuggy
    Feb 2, 2021
    1
    I played free to play ¨RPG maker horror games¨ that had a better plot than this.
    And those games are usually made by one person.
    I'm just so disappointed.
    Just go play ¨ib¨
  22. lNeo15l
    Jan 29, 2021
    4
    Jogo multiplataforma padrão game pass AA, estúdio pequeno e com baixo orçamento.
    Jogavel e de simples jogabilidade, tentou se inspirar em jogos antigos trazendo alguma nostalgia.
    Poderia ter uma melhor otimização, mas como o estúdio é pequeno acabou não conseguindo desempenho estável nos momentos que temos as duas telas. Xbox Series X 900p e no Xbox Series S 648p. Não tem com dar    Jogo multiplataforma padrão game pass AA, estúdio pequeno e com baixo orçamento.
    Jogavel e de simples jogabilidade, tentou se inspirar em jogos antigos trazendo alguma nostalgia.

    Poderia ter uma melhor otimização, mas como o estúdio é pequeno acabou não conseguindo desempenho estável nos momentos que temos as duas telas.
    Xbox Series X 900p e no Xbox Series S 648p.

    Não tem com dar uma nota maior que 6, neste caso fanboy detectado.
    Também não tem como ser menor de 2.    … Expand
  23. Andres_ftw
    Feb 12, 2021
    0
    Overall a terrible game, the gameplay is so boring I fell asleep a couple of times, the characters walk and run like they are f*ckin elders. The FPS is an absolute joke, the graphics are meh. Is this supposed to be the new Silent Hill?? LOL Another Microsoft exclusive that belongs in the thrash
  24. ShelbyShark
    Jan 31, 2021
    1
    Скучная, кислая, медленная, тягомотная, топорная анимация идиотское управление! Пробовал на халяву через game pass, никому не рекомендую покупать это говно. В моменты когда экран разделяется охото ржать! Будто ГГ ловит белку!!! С такой убогой анимацией смотреть на это тошно!Скучная, кислая, медленная, тягомотная, топорная анимация идиотское управление! Пробовал на халяву через game pass, никому не рекомендую покупать это говно. В моменты когда экран разделяется охото ржать! Будто ГГ ловит белку!!! С такой убогой анимацией смотреть на это тошно!
  25. Loxer
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    Das Spiel läuft hier schon besser als auf der Series X und macht auch wenn es optisch jetzt nicht der Hit ist schon mehr her.
    Aber das es am PC besser läuft ändert nicht viel an der Katastrophe von Steuerung und der lahmen Story nach nicht mal 9 Std war ich fertig .
    Musik war super aber hilft auch nicht wenn der Rest echt mies ist .
  26. Mau316
    Jan 29, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mucho mejor que en la versión de la xbox, pero lentisimo, aburrido y no asusta ni a un bebe. Next.… Expand
  27. tdebug
    Feb 5, 2021
    0
    Sorry, but this does looks like a low quality port from console.
    The game completely ignores any PC resolution and display ratio and always run in a square box on a wide screen. Effectively the game only use 1/2 of a wide screen. In 2021 I would say 100% of PC players own wide screens, but you managed to release a game which doesn't support it.
    HDR option is grey out and cannot be    Sorry, but this does looks like a low quality port from console.
    The game completely ignores any PC resolution and display ratio and always run in a square box on a wide screen. Effectively the game only use 1/2 of a wide screen. In 2021 I would say 100% of PC players own wide screens, but you managed to release a game which doesn't support it.
    HDR option is grey out and cannot be enabled. There is nothing wrong with my HDR hardware or drivers. I believe the game just expects that I enable HDR in my windows display - but why would I do that, since I don't want to use HDR with desktop apps (and why would anyone want that?), but an app can perfectly enable HDR for itself in the fullscreen mode. There isn't any more explanation than poor technical level of the developers and/or complete lack of QA or both.

    Performance issues, on RTX3090 and AMD series 5000 the game manage to drop frames quite a bit in a "sense mode". You do need technical skills to drop frames on that hardware, but The Medium devs archived that.

    There is also no any real way to save - not sure what are some developers willing to archive by not adding this simple option - annoy players? Well you certainly archived that.

    Sorry again, but this is another technical disaster above all. Dunno how it works on Xbox X, but on a PC there is only one reason you should play the game - you work in a QA department and you are getting paid to play it. Everybody else should probably wait until it is technically ready.    … Expand
  28. Hitori
    Jan 30, 2021
    0
    Mais um jogo pra lista de jogos com grande proposta mas péssima execução. The Medium é uma grande decepção no quesito tecnico, jogo cheio de bugs e EXTREMAMENTE MAL OTiMIZADO para PC ao ponto de que computadores com uma GTX 3080 não é capaz de manter o jogo em 60 fps constante. Era para ser um jogo da nova geração mas no final nos trouxe apenas graficos semelhantes aos remakes de RE2 e RE3Mais um jogo pra lista de jogos com grande proposta mas péssima execução. The Medium é uma grande decepção no quesito tecnico, jogo cheio de bugs e EXTREMAMENTE MAL OTiMIZADO para PC ao ponto de que computadores com uma GTX 3080 não é capaz de manter o jogo em 60 fps constante. Era para ser um jogo da nova geração mas no final nos trouxe apenas graficos semelhantes aos remakes de RE2 e RE3 o que não justifica o jogo exigir tanto do computador.

    No final The Medium é mais um jogo medíocre que conseguiu tirar de Cyberpunk 2077 o titulo de jogo mais bugado e mal otimizado da geração.    … Expand
  29. Josh_Sinclair
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    Amazing soundtrack to back up the gorgeous graphics and unique location, theme and gameplay. Nothing like it is out on the market.
  30. LuisValdez
    Jan 30, 2021
    10
    El mejor videojuego jamás creado, simplemente perfección de principio a fin. Una vez más Xbox y Microsoft siendo los reyes del mundo.
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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 49
  3. Negative: 1 out of 49
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Apr 12, 2021
    60
    The Medium is a psychological thriller with various simple puzzles, a whiff of horror and music like from Silent Hill. As a result, you will play the game mainly because of the storytelling and for its atmosphere. [Issue#310]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Apr 1, 2021
    69
    The Medium deftly ties all loose story ends and shows impressive art direction, but it lacks wholeness. The game feels like an artist who has too many ideas at the same time; he would grab a brush, then a pen or a piece of coal… but still cannot finish his masterpiece.
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  3. Cubed3
    Feb 25, 2021
    80
    The Medium isn't an unflawed masterpiece. It's got some performance issues on PC and some jankeyness in unexpected places. However it has got this absolutely unique horror atmosphere, beautifully crafted worlds and some absolute heart-string pulling story moments. This is a successful return of the "horror adventure" game style from those golden oldies everyone fondly remembers. Bloober Team has done an outstanding job making this title and it's one hundred percent recommended to all fans of horror.
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